Board of Directors


AAA Executive Board

Don Gerundo President
Joan Grauman Morse First Vice President
Mike Silvia Second Vice President
Rita Davidson Barnea Secretary
Ray Oreggia Treasurer

Information about the current and 2025-2027 AAA Executive Board Members.

AAA Governing Board

Rita Davidson Barnea Joanna Darrow Dr. Robert Young McMahan
Frank Busso, Jr. Sam Falcetti Ray Oreggia
Frank Busso, Sr. Kevin Friedrich Linda Soley Reed
Alex Chudolij Donald Gerundo Mario Tacca
Dr. Joseph Ciccone Joan Grauman Morse Al Terzo
Beverly Roberts Curnow Dominic Karcic

AAA Appointments

Don Gerundo Financial Advisor
Joan Grauman Morse Historian
Mario Tacca & Mary Tokarski Resident Artists

AAA Festival

TBA Competition
Frank Busso Jr. Festival Chairperson
Frank Busso Sr. Hotel Liaison
Joan Grauman Morse Workshops
Ray Oreggia Exhibits

Committees

Composer’s Commissioning - Chair: Dr Robert Young McMahan, Beverly Curnow, Joanna Darrow

Valtaro Event – Chair: Mario Tacca, Dominic Karcic, Ray Oreggia, Frank Toscano, Emilio Magnotta, Dr Joseph Ciccone

Carrozza Event – Chair: Dominic Karcic, Dr. Joseph Ciccone, Beverly Curnow, Mario Tacca, Emilio Magnotta, Dr Robert Young McMahan

Bylaws – Chair: Frank Busso,

Newsletter – Chair: TBA, Kevin Friedrich, Frank Busso Jr.

Promotion – Everyone is a Member!

Media – Chair: Joan Grauman Morse, Al Terzo, Joanna Darrow

Youth Promotion – Chair: Don Gerundo

Bob Vitale Youth Involvement Program – Chair: Don Gerundo, Mitch Guido

2025 AAA 87th Anniversary Festival Daily Reports

July 11-13, 2025
Festival Information


Latest News

2025 AAA Elsie M. Bennett Composition Competition

2025-2027 AAA Executive Board take office 1st January.


AAA History Articles

Historical Articles about the AAA by AAA Historian Joan Grauman Morse
Recent articles:
1939: Accordion History is Made


Music Commissions

Historical and analytical articles by Robert Young McMahan. Recent articles:
1999 AAA Commissions
Creston Fantasy

AAA Newsletters

Latest newsletters are now online.